EP2962935A1 - Helicopter with noise and vibration damping transmission mounting - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a helicopter.
- Helicopters are known that essentially comprise a fuselage defining a cabin for the crew at the front, a main rotor mounted on the top of a central portion of the fuselage and able to generate the lift and thrust, respectively necessary for lift and directional flight of the helicopter, and an anti-torque rotor projecting sideways from a tail fin of the helicopter.
- the main rotor comprises a drive shaft and a plurality of blades hinged on the drive shaft through the interposition of a hub.
- the helicopter also comprises at least one engine, a transmission unit interposed between the engine and the drive shaft, and a constraint device securing the fuselage to a support body of the drive shaft and the transmission unit.
- the fuselage appears "suspended" from the above-mentioned support body by means of the constraint device.
- reaction torque is discharged onto the support body and from the latter it is discharged onto the fuselage through the constraint device. This reaction torque is balanced by the counter-torque exerted by the tail rotor on the fuselage.
- the constraint device inevitably transmits vibration and noise to the fuselage, which reach the cabin and impair the comfort of the crew.
- the constraint device is, in a known manner, formed by a crosspiece, which comprises:
- each damper assembly comprises an alternating plurality of layers made of an elastomeric material and layers made of a metallic material.
- the layers of elastomeric material in the damper assemblies must be sufficiently rigid to be able to support the static load constituted by the reaction torque, which is transmitted from the support body of the transmission unit to the fuselage and the cabin.
- damper assemblies of constraint devices of known type can also contain a small amount of elastomeric material, substantially due to the fact that each damper assembly is interposed between a side of an associated appendage and the fuselage.
- the effectiveness of the constraint device described in patent application EP-A-2179922 is particularly susceptible to improvement for frequencies in the order of 1000 Hz, which correspond to the transmission of particularly irritating noise for the occupants of the cabin.
- the layers of elastomeric material are subjected to static load generated by the reaction torque, which thus gives rise to significant fatigue.
- US 3,920,202 describes a constraint device, which comprises a substantially circular flange connected to the fuselage via blocks formed by an alternating plurality of layers of a metallic material and layers of an elastomeric material.
- US 4,111,386 describes a vibration insulation system for vibrations transmitted to the fuselage by the rotor comprising a plurality of support elements, each of which in turn comprises an alternating plurality of layers of a metallic material and layers of an elastomeric material.
- the object of the present invention is to provide a helicopter in which at least one of the above needs is satisfied in a simple and inexpensive manner.
- the aforesaid object is achieved by the present invention, in so far as it relates to helicopter comprising: a rotor; a fuselage; a drive transmission unit operatively connected to said rotor; a support body, which supports said transmission unit; and constraining means interposed between said support body and said fuselage; said constraining means in turn comprising a crosspiece connected in a fixed manner with respect to said support body and having a first lying plane; characterized in that said crosspiece is formed in part by a metallic material and in part by a visco-elastic material.
- said crosspiece is a multi-layer material, which comprises at least a first layer of a metallic material and a second layer of a visco-elastic material; said first layer and second layer being superimposed on each other.
- Said multi-layer material comprises an alternating plurality of said first layers and said second layers.
- the thickness of said first layer is at least ten times greater than the thickness of said second layer.
- said multi-layer material comprises a number of said second layers of between two and four, preferably three.
- said visco-elastic material of said second layer comprises a rubber formed from butadiene and styrene, or formed from polychloroprene.
- said first layer and second layer are vulcanized together.
- first layer and second layer are glued together.
- Said first layer and second layer are hot polymerized.
- said first layer and second layer extend on respective second planes, which are parallel to each other and parallel to said first plane.
- Said crosspiece is delimited by lateral sides extending transversely to said first plane; said first layer and second layer extending over the entire width of said crosspiece on a plane parallel to said first plane, so as to partly define said sides.
- said crosspiece in turn comprises:
- said appendages are bolted to said fuselage.
- reference numeral 1 indicates a helicopter essentially comprising a fuselage 2 equipped with a nose 5, at least one engine 6 (only shown schematically in Figure 1 ), and a main rotor 3 mounted on top of the fuselage 2 for generating the lift and thrust, respectively necessary for lift and directional flight of the helicopter 1.
- the main rotor 3 essentially comprises a drive shaft 10, a hub 11 hinged on the shaft 10, and a plurality of blades 12 hinged on the hub 11 and extending in respective directions transversal to an axis A of the shaft 10.
- the fuselage 2 defines a cabin 8 normally occupied by the crew and delimited above, on the side of the main rotor 3, by a wall 15 of the fuselage 2 ( Figure 3 ).
- the helicopter 1 also comprises a transmission unit 7 (only shown schematically in Figures 1 to 3 ) operatively connecting an output member 13 of the engine 6 to the shaft 10, and a stator body supporting the member 13, the transmission unit 7 and the shaft 10 in a rotary manner.
- a transmission unit 7 (only shown schematically in Figures 1 to 3 ) operatively connecting an output member 13 of the engine 6 to the shaft 10, and a stator body supporting the member 13, the transmission unit 7 and the shaft 10 in a rotary manner.
- the stator body is only shown as a casing 14 projecting from the wall 15 on the opposite side to the cabin 8 and supporting a final stage of the transmission unit 7 and the shaft 10 in a rotary manner around axis A.
- the helicopter 1 also comprises an anti-torque tail rotor 4 projecting sideways from a fin of the fuselage 2 positioned at the opposite end from the nose 5, and constraining means 16 securing the casing 14 to the wall 15 of the fuselage 2.
- the constraining means 16 essentially comprise:
- this reaction torque is, according to the law of action-reaction, equal and opposite to the drive torque transmitted by the engine 6 to the shaft 10 via the transmission unit 7.
- This reaction torque is discharged onto the stator body and hence onto the casing 14 and is balanced by the counter torque generated by the tail rotor 4.
- the constraint device essentially comprises ( Figures 2 to 9 ) a crosspiece 21.
- the crosspiece 21 has a lying plane P and is delimited by a plurality of sides 39 ( Figure 4 ).
- the crosspiece 21 also extends along an axis F orthogonal to an axis E parallel to a longitudinal direction of the fuselage 2.
- the crosspiece 21 in turn comprises:
- the flange 22 comprises a plurality of holes 36 equally spaced with respect to axis B and through which pass respective connecting elements 34, 37 and 38 ( Figures 6 to 8 ) fastened to the bottom edge of the casing 14.
- the appendages 23 and 24 are opposite to each other with respect to axis F.
- axis B is inclined with respect to axis A.
- the lying plane P of the crosspiece 21 is orthogonal to axis B and parallel to axes E and F.
- Each appendage 23 and 24 is shaped like an isosceles trapezium. in particular, each appendage 23 and 24 is also delimited by:
- edges 27 are parallel to axis E and edges 25 and 26 converge to axis F, going from axis B towards respective edges 27.
- Axis E substantially coincides with a longitudinal direction of extension of the fuselage 2 and is orthogonal to an axis F visible in Figures 3 , 4 , 6, 7 and 8 .
- Each appendage 23 and 24 is fastened to the wall 15 of the fuselage by a pair of bolts 19 having respective axes G, which are parallel to axis B and aligned with each other parallel to axis E ( Figures 4 and 9 ).
- the crosspiece 21 is made partly of a metallic material and partly of a visco-elastic material.
- the metallic material is aluminium.
- the visco-elastic material is, in particular, an elastomeric material, preferably a rubber formed from butadiene and styrene, or formed from polychloroprene.
- the crosspiece 21 is a multi-layer material, which is formed by ( Figures 5 to 9 ):
- Layers 28 and 29 alternate with each other and are superimposed on each other parallel to axis B.
- Layers 28 and 29 lie on respective planes Q parallel to each other, parallel to plane P and orthogonal to axis B.
- layers 28 and 29 extend over the entire width of the crosspiece 21 on a plane parallel to plane P, so as to define sides 39 and be exposed to the environment outside the crosspiece 21.
- the thickness measured parallel to axis B of layer 28 is preferably greater than the thickness of layer 29, also measured parallel to axis B.
- each layer 28 is between 1 mm and 10 mm.
- each layer 29 is between 0.1 mm and 1 mm.
- the thickness of layer 28 is at least ten times the thickness of layer 29.
- the number of layers 29 is between two and four, and is preferably three.
- the number of layers 28 is between three and five, and is preferably four.
- Layers 28 and 29 are vulcanized.
- layers 28 and 29 adjacent to and superimposed on each other are connected by:
- the coefficient Csi of crosspiece 21 comprising four layers 28 and three layers 29 in polychloroprene is greater than the coefficient Csi of the crosspiece 21 comprising four layers 28 and three layers 29 in styrene-butadiene, for all vibrational operating frequencies of the transmission unit 7.
- the coefficient Csi of the crosspiece 21 comprising four layers 28 and three layers 29 in styrene-butadiene is greater than the coefficient Csi of the crosspiece 21 comprising sixteen layers 28 and fifteen layers 29, for all vibrational operating frequencies of the transmission unit 7.
- the coefficient Csi of the crosspiece 21 comprising sixteen layers 28 and fifteen layers 29 is greater than the coefficient Csi of the crosspiece made entirely of Aluminium 7075 T6, for all vibrational operating frequencies of the transmission unit 7.
- the crosspiece 21 is effective in containing transmission to the cabin 8 of vibrations at operating frequencies above 1000 Hz, which correspond to particularly irritating noises for the occupants in the cabin 8.
- the power spectral density 60, 61 and 62 is obtained through measuring the noise emission of the crosspiece 21 when the latter is subjected to vibration through external excitation.
- the power spectral density 62 of the crosspiece made entirely of aluminium is greater than the power spectral density 61 of the crosspiece 21 having two layers 28 and one layer 29, both for average value and at various vibration frequency values peculiar to the operation of the transmission unit 7.
- the spectral density 61 of the crosspiece 21 having two layers 28 and one layer 29 is greater than the power spectral density 60 of the crosspiece 21 having four layers 28 and three layers 29, for the average value and at various vibration frequency values peculiar to the operation of the transmission unit 7.
- the crosspieces 21 reduce the transmission of vibration and/or noise to the fuselage 2 in a more effective manner than the crosspiece made entirely of Aluminium 7075 T6.
- crosspieces 21 are effective in reducing the energy associated with vibrations at frequencies above 1000 Hz, which correspond to particularly irritating noise for the occupants in the cabin 8.
- the engine 6 drives the shaft 10 of the rotor 3 in rotation via the transmission unit 7.
- the shaft 10 drives the blades 12 in rotation through the hub 11, thereby generating the thrust and lift, respectively necessary for directional flight and lift of the helicopter 1.
- the thrust and lift are transmitted to the casing 14 and from the latter to the cabin 8, mainly through the rods 17.
- the torque transmitted by the shaft 10 generates a reaction torque on the casing 14 having a modulus equal to but of opposite direction to the torque acting on the shaft 10.
- This reaction torque passes through the crosspiece 21, generating torsional torque on the crosspiece 21, and is transmitted to the cabin 8.
- reaction torque is transmitted from the casing 14 to the flange 22 and to the appendages 23 and 24, and from the appendages 23 and 24 to the cabin 8 of the fuselage 2.
- Bending modes allow activating the mechanism of interlaminar shear on layers 29, where the surfaces of layers 29 tend to slide one on top of the other whilst remaining parallel; this mechanism is particularly effective in energy damping through hysteresis of the visco-elastic material.
- layers 29 are particularly effective in reducing the amplitude of vibrations and noise transmitted to the fuselage 2.
- layers 29 Due to the fact that they are connected to layers 28 adjacent to them, layers 29 also undergo stretching and the shrinkage on plane P. Since the stretching and the shrinkage of layers 29 substantially depends on the fact that layers 29 are connected to layers 28, energy dissipation is less effective in the case of membrane mode activation.
- the crosspiece 21 curbs the transmission of vibration and/or noise to the cabin 8 and to the fuselage 2 in an effective manner for a wide range of frequencies and, in particular, those above 1000 Hz.
- the crosspiece 21 is formed partly of layers 29 of a visco-elastic material and partly of layers 28 of a metallic material.
- the layers 28 of metallic material and the bolts 19 are effective in transmitting reaction torque from the casing 14 to the fuselage 2 while layers 29 are subjected to substantially negligible static load and are effective in damping the amplitude and energy of the vibrations and/or noise transmitted to the casing 14.
- the crosspiece 21 enables effectively damping vibrations transmitted to the fuselage 2, also in the acoustic domain (where the frequencies are of the order of a thousand hertz), where the dissipation efficiency of crosspieces made entirely of Aluminium is very limited.
- layers 29 are not stressed by very small static loads, they are subject to very limited wear and deterioration over time.
- the crosspiece 21 according to the invention substantially does not set any limit regarding the amount of visco-elastic material that can be used, permitting the amount of energy dissipated by the crosspiece 21 to be raised with respect to known solutions illustrated in the introductory part of this description.
- the crosspiece 21 is a multi-layer material formed by layers 28 and 29 parallel to plane P and orthogonal to axis B of the torsional torque, it is possible to exploit activation of the bending modes of vibration of the crosspiece 21 to effectively reduce the transmission of vibration and noise to the fuselage 2.
- the layers 29 of visco-elastic material "shear" transfer the load between the respective layers 28 adjacent to them and dissipate the vibration amplitude and energy.
- the thickness of layers 29 is less than the thickness of layers 28, the ratio between the surfaces of the layers 29 facing the outside of the crosspiece 21 - namely the surfaces of layers 29 defining sides 39 - and the overall volume of the layers 29 is lower with respect to known solutions illustrated in the introductory part of this description.
- layers 29 are subject to aging and attack by external agents aging that are not negligible, but much less so with respect to the elastomeric plates of the damper assemblies described in patent application EP-A-2179922 .
- crosspiece 21 needs a small number of periodic inspections or periodic protection treatments of sides 39 with a protective material.
- layers 29 are between 0.1 mm and 1 mm, it is possible to obtain a compromise between the need to contain high deformation of layers 29 - which would require thicknesses as small as possible - and the need to dampen vibrations through "shear" deformation of layers 29 - which would require significant thicknesses for layers 29.
- the number of layers 29 is between two and four, and is preferably three, it is possible, on the one hand, to have a sufficient number of layers 29 to obtain effective containment of the transmission of the transmission of noise and/or vibration without, at the same time, making the crosspiece 21 too complex and heavy or creating a risk of elastic instability in the crosspiece 21.
- the median portion of the crosspiece 21 is the part most effective in reducing the transmission of noise and/or vibration to the fuselage 2, so as to render the use of particularly large number of layers 29 less convenient.
- layers 28 and layers 29 could be connected to each other in a manner other than by vulcanization.
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Description
- The present invention relates to a helicopter.
- Helicopters are known that essentially comprise a fuselage defining a cabin for the crew at the front, a main rotor mounted on the top of a central portion of the fuselage and able to generate the lift and thrust, respectively necessary for lift and directional flight of the helicopter, and an anti-torque rotor projecting sideways from a tail fin of the helicopter.
- In greater detail, the main rotor comprises a drive shaft and a plurality of blades hinged on the drive shaft through the interposition of a hub.
- The helicopter also comprises at least one engine, a transmission unit interposed between the engine and the drive shaft, and a constraint device securing the fuselage to a support body of the drive shaft and the transmission unit. In practice, the fuselage appears "suspended" from the above-mentioned support body by means of the constraint device.
- During the helicopter's normal operation, the engine exerts drive torque on the transmission unit. According to the law of action-reaction, reaction torque is discharged onto the support body and from the latter it is discharged onto the fuselage through the constraint device. This reaction torque is balanced by the counter-torque exerted by the tail rotor on the fuselage.
- The constraint device inevitably transmits vibration and noise to the fuselage, which reach the cabin and impair the comfort of the crew.
- The constraint device is, in a known manner, formed by a crosspiece, which comprises:
- a flange bolted to a casing of the transmission unit and defining an opening; and
- a pair of appendages, projecting sideways from respective ends opposite to each other of the flange and connected to the fuselage.
- In order to reduce the transmission of the aforementioned vibration and noise to the cabin, a European patent application published as
EP-A-2179922 in the name of the applicant proposed: - constraining each appendage to the fuselage by a pair of respective constraining elements; and
- interposing a damper assembly between each constraining element and the respective appendage.
- More in particular, each damper assembly comprises an alternating plurality of layers made of an elastomeric material and layers made of a metallic material.
- Although curbing the transmission of noise and vibration to the fuselage, the solution described in the aforementioned patent application
EP-A-2179922 has certain margins for improvement. - In particular, the layers of elastomeric material in the damper assemblies must be sufficiently rigid to be able to support the static load constituted by the reaction torque, which is transmitted from the support body of the transmission unit to the fuselage and the cabin.
- The damper assemblies of constraint devices of known type can also contain a small amount of elastomeric material, substantially due to the fact that each damper assembly is interposed between a side of an associated appendage and the fuselage.
- It follows that, due to the aforementioned design constraints, it is not possible to size the layers made of elastomeric material in an optimal manner to limit the transmission of noise and/or vibration to the cabin.
- More specifically, the applicant has observed that, due to the aforementioned design constraints, the constraint device described in patent application
EP-A-2179922 has margins for improvement with respect to the frequency bandwidth in which the transmission of vibration and/or noise is effectively contained. - In particular, the effectiveness of the constraint device described in patent application
EP-A-2179922 is particularly susceptible to improvement for frequencies in the order of 1000 Hz, which correspond to the transmission of particularly irritating noise for the occupants of the cabin. - Thus, a need is felt within the industry to have constraint devices that are able to sustain the static load caused by the reaction torque and are optimally sizable for limiting the transmission of noise and/or vibration to the cabin and to the fuselage.
- Furthermore, considerable surface areas of the layers of elastomeric material in the aforementioned damper assemblies are exposed to the outside environment, and are therefore subject to significant aging and attack by external agents.
- Moreover, the layers of elastomeric material are subjected to static load generated by the reaction torque, which thus gives rise to significant fatigue.
- It follows that it is necessary to periodically inspect the plates of elastomeric material or protect them with a protective material.
- Thus, a need is felt within the industry to limit the requirement for periodically inspecting and/or protecting the layers of elastomeric material.
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US 3,920,202 describes a constraint device, which comprises a substantially circular flange connected to the fuselage via blocks formed by an alternating plurality of layers of a metallic material and layers of an elastomeric material. -
US 4,111,386 describes a vibration insulation system for vibrations transmitted to the fuselage by the rotor comprising a plurality of support elements, each of which in turn comprises an alternating plurality of layers of a metallic material and layers of an elastomeric material. - The object of the present invention is to provide a helicopter in which at least one of the above needs is satisfied in a simple and inexpensive manner.
- The aforesaid object is achieved by the present invention, in so far as it relates to helicopter comprising: a rotor; a fuselage; a drive transmission unit operatively connected to said rotor; a support body, which supports said transmission unit; and constraining means interposed between said support body and said fuselage; said constraining means in turn comprising a crosspiece connected in a fixed manner with respect to said support body and having a first lying plane; characterized in that said crosspiece is formed in part by a metallic material and in part by a visco-elastic material.
- In greater detail, said crosspiece is a multi-layer material, which comprises at least a first layer of a metallic material and a second layer of a visco-elastic material; said first layer and second layer being superimposed on each other.
- Said multi-layer material comprises an alternating plurality of said first layers and said second layers.
- The thickness of said first layer is at least ten times greater than the thickness of said second layer.
- In particular, said multi-layer material comprises a number of said second layers of between two and four, preferably three. In particular, said visco-elastic material of said second layer comprises a rubber formed from butadiene and styrene, or formed from polychloroprene.
- Preferably, said first layer and second layer are vulcanized together.
- More specifically, said first layer and second layer are glued together.
- Said first layer and second layer are hot polymerized.
- In one preferred embodiment of the present invention, said first layer and second layer extend on respective second planes, which are parallel to each other and parallel to said first plane.
- Said crosspiece is delimited by lateral sides extending transversely to said first plane; said first layer and second layer extending over the entire width of said crosspiece on a plane parallel to said first plane, so as to partly define said sides.
- Furthermore, said crosspiece in turn comprises:
- an opening having an axis orthogonal to said plane; and
- pair of end appendages, which are positioned on respective opposite sides to each other of said axis and are connected, in a fixed and rigid manner, to said fuselage.
- In particular, said appendages are bolted to said fuselage.
- For a better understanding of the present invention, a preferred embodiment will now be described, purely by way of non-limitative example and with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
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Figure 1 is a side view of a helicopter designed according to the present invention; -
Figure 2 shows a partially exploded perspective view, on an enlarged scale, of a constraint assembly of the helicopter inFigure 1 ; -
Figure 3 shows a perspective view of the constraint assembly and additional components of the helicopter inFigure 1 ; -
Figure 4 is a top view of the constraint device inFigures 2 and3 ; -
Figure 5 is a side view of the constraint device inFigures 2 to 4 ; -
Figure 6 is a section along line VI-VI inFigure 4 ; -
Figure 7 is a section along line VII-VII inFigure 4 ; -
Figure 8 is a section along line VIII-VIII inFigure 4 ; -
Figure 9 is a section along line IX-IX inFigure 4 ; -
Figure 10 shows the experimental trend of the damping coefficient for three embodiments of the constraint device inFigures 2 to 8 and of a constraint device made entirely of Aluminium 7075 T6, as the operating vibration frequency changes; and -
Figure 11 shows the experimental trend of the power spectral density for two embodiments of the constraint device inFigures 2 to 8 and for a constraint device made entirely of Aluminium 7075 T6, as the operating vibration frequency changes. - With reference to
Figure 1 , reference numeral 1 indicates a helicopter essentially comprising afuselage 2 equipped with anose 5, at least one engine 6 (only shown schematically inFigure 1 ), and amain rotor 3 mounted on top of thefuselage 2 for generating the lift and thrust, respectively necessary for lift and directional flight of the helicopter 1. - The
main rotor 3 essentially comprises adrive shaft 10, a hub 11 hinged on theshaft 10, and a plurality ofblades 12 hinged on the hub 11 and extending in respective directions transversal to an axis A of theshaft 10. - The
fuselage 2 defines acabin 8 normally occupied by the crew and delimited above, on the side of themain rotor 3, by awall 15 of the fuselage 2 (Figure 3 ). - The helicopter 1 also comprises a transmission unit 7 (only shown schematically in
Figures 1 to 3 ) operatively connecting anoutput member 13 of theengine 6 to theshaft 10, and a stator body supporting themember 13, thetransmission unit 7 and theshaft 10 in a rotary manner. - The stator body is only shown as a
casing 14 projecting from thewall 15 on the opposite side to thecabin 8 and supporting a final stage of thetransmission unit 7 and theshaft 10 in a rotary manner around axis A. - The helicopter 1 also comprises an anti-torque tail rotor 4 projecting sideways from a fin of the
fuselage 2 positioned at the opposite end from thenose 5, and constraining means 16 securing thecasing 14 to thewall 15 of thefuselage 2. - The constraining means 16 essentially comprise:
- a plurality of
rods 17, four in the case shown, extending along respective axes, oblique with respect to thewall 15 and axis A, between a lateral surface of thecasing 14 and respective fastening points on thewall 15; and - a constraint device connected to a bottom edge of the
casing 14 and to thewall 15, and able to transmit reaction torque to thefuselage 2. - More specifically, this reaction torque is, according to the law of action-reaction, equal and opposite to the drive torque transmitted by the
engine 6 to theshaft 10 via thetransmission unit 7. This reaction torque is discharged onto the stator body and hence onto thecasing 14 and is balanced by the counter torque generated by the tail rotor 4. - The constraint device essentially comprises (
Figures 2 to 9 ) acrosspiece 21. - The
crosspiece 21 has a lying plane P and is delimited by a plurality of sides 39 (Figure 4 ). - The
crosspiece 21 also extends along an axis F orthogonal to an axis E parallel to a longitudinal direction of thefuselage 2. - More in particular, the
crosspiece 21 in turn comprises: - a
flange 22 bolted to the bottom edge of thecasing 14 and defining acircular opening 30 with an axis B and through which axis A passes; and - a pair of
appendages flange 22 located on opposite sides with respect to axis B. - More specifically, the
flange 22 comprises a plurality ofholes 36 equally spaced with respect to axis B and through which pass respective connectingelements Figures 6 to 8 ) fastened to the bottom edge of thecasing 14. - The
appendages - In particular, axis B is inclined with respect to axis A.
- The lying plane P of the
crosspiece 21 is orthogonal to axis B and parallel to axes E and F. - Each
appendage
in particular, eachappendage - a pair of
edges flange 22; and - an
edge 27 interposed betweenedges - In the case shown, edges 27 are parallel to axis E and edges 25 and 26 converge to axis F, going from axis B towards respective edges 27.
- Axis E substantially coincides with a longitudinal direction of extension of the
fuselage 2 and is orthogonal to an axis F visible inFigures 3 ,4 ,6, 7 and 8 . - Each
appendage wall 15 of the fuselage by a pair ofbolts 19 having respective axes G, which are parallel to axis B and aligned with each other parallel to axis E (Figures 4 and9 ). - Advantageously, the
crosspiece 21 is made partly of a metallic material and partly of a visco-elastic material. - In particular, the metallic material is aluminium.
- The visco-elastic material is, in particular, an elastomeric material, preferably a rubber formed from butadiene and styrene, or formed from polychloroprene.
- In greater detail, the
crosspiece 21 is a multi-layer material, which is formed by (Figures 5 to 9 ): - a plurality of
layers 28 of a metallic material; and - a plurality of
layers 29 of a visco-elastic material. -
Layers -
Layers - More in particular, layers 28 and 29 extend over the entire width of the
crosspiece 21 on a plane parallel to plane P, so as to definesides 39 and be exposed to the environment outside thecrosspiece 21. - The thickness measured parallel to axis B of
layer 28 is preferably greater than the thickness oflayer 29, also measured parallel to axis B. - The thickness of each
layer 28 is between 1 mm and 10 mm. - The thickness of each
layer 29 is between 0.1 mm and 1 mm. - In a preferred embodiment, the thickness of
layer 28 is at least ten times the thickness oflayer 29. - In a further preferred embodiment, the number of
layers 29 is between two and four, and is preferably three. - In this further embodiment, the number of
layers 28 is between three and five, and is preferably four. -
Layers - In particular, layers 28 and 29 adjacent to and superimposed on each other are connected by:
- - gluing each
layer 29 of visco-elastic material not yet vulcanized to thelayers 28 adjacent to it; and - - hot polymerization, for example in an oven, of
layers layers - With reference to
Figure 10 , the trend of the dimensionless damping coefficient Csi of thecrosspiece 21 is shown with respect to the vibration frequency of thecrosspiece 21. - More specifically, in
Figure 10 : -
line 49 indicates the interpolated trend of the coefficient Csi for acrosspiece 21 comprising fourlayers 28 and threelayers 29 in polychloroprene; - line 50 indicates the interpolated trend of the coefficient Csi for a
crosspiece 21 comprising fourlayers 28 and threelayers 29 in styrene-butadiene; -
line 51 indicates the interpolated trend of the coefficient Csi for acrosspiece 21 comprising sixteenlayers 28 and fifteenlayers 29; and -
values 52 indicate the values of the coefficient Csi for a crosspiece made entirely of Aluminium 7075 T6. - As can be seen in
Figure 10 , the coefficient Csi ofcrosspiece 21 comprising fourlayers 28 and threelayers 29 in polychloroprene is greater than the coefficient Csi of thecrosspiece 21 comprising fourlayers 28 and threelayers 29 in styrene-butadiene, for all vibrational operating frequencies of thetransmission unit 7. - The coefficient Csi of the
crosspiece 21 comprising fourlayers 28 and threelayers 29 in styrene-butadiene is greater than the coefficient Csi of thecrosspiece 21 comprising sixteenlayers 28 and fifteenlayers 29, for all vibrational operating frequencies of thetransmission unit 7. - The coefficient Csi of the
crosspiece 21 comprising sixteenlayers 28 and fifteenlayers 29 is greater than the coefficient Csi of the crosspiece made entirely of Aluminium 7075 T6, for all vibrational operating frequencies of thetransmission unit 7. - Furthermore, the
crosspiece 21 is effective in containing transmission to thecabin 8 of vibrations at operating frequencies above 1000 Hz, which correspond to particularly irritating noises for the occupants in thecabin 8. - With reference to
Figure 11 , as the work frequency changes: -
reference 60 indicates the power spectral density of acrosspiece 21 having fourlayers 28 and threelayers 29; -
reference 61 indicates the power spectral density of acrosspiece 21 having twolayers 28 and onelayer 29; and -
reference 62 indicates the power spectral density of a crosspiece made entirely of Aluminium 7075 T6. - In particular, the power
spectral density crosspiece 21 when the latter is subjected to vibration through external excitation. - As can be seen in
Figure 11 , the powerspectral density 62 of the crosspiece made entirely of aluminium is greater than the powerspectral density 61 of thecrosspiece 21 having twolayers 28 and onelayer 29, both for average value and at various vibration frequency values peculiar to the operation of thetransmission unit 7. - Similarly, the
spectral density 61 of thecrosspiece 21 having twolayers 28 and onelayer 29 is greater than the powerspectral density 60 of thecrosspiece 21 having fourlayers 28 and threelayers 29, for the average value and at various vibration frequency values peculiar to the operation of thetransmission unit 7. - Since the
spectral density crosspieces 21 reduce the transmission of vibration and/or noise to thefuselage 2 in a more effective manner than the crosspiece made entirely of Aluminium 7075 T6. - It is important to underline that the
crosspieces 21 are effective in reducing the energy associated with vibrations at frequencies above 1000 Hz, which correspond to particularly irritating noise for the occupants in thecabin 8. - In use, the
engine 6 drives theshaft 10 of therotor 3 in rotation via thetransmission unit 7. - The
shaft 10 drives theblades 12 in rotation through the hub 11, thereby generating the thrust and lift, respectively necessary for directional flight and lift of the helicopter 1. - The thrust and lift are transmitted to the
casing 14 and from the latter to thecabin 8, mainly through therods 17. - According to the law of action-reaction, the torque transmitted by the
shaft 10 generates a reaction torque on thecasing 14 having a modulus equal to but of opposite direction to the torque acting on theshaft 10. - This reaction torque passes through the
crosspiece 21, generating torsional torque on thecrosspiece 21, and is transmitted to thecabin 8. - More specifically, the reaction torque is transmitted from the
casing 14 to theflange 22 and to theappendages appendages cabin 8 of thefuselage 2. - Operation of the
rotor 3 induces vibrations on thecasing 14. - These vibrations, together with the associated noise, are transmitted from the
casing 14 to theflange 22 and to theappendages flange 22. - In particular, for each vibration frequency of the
crosspiece 21, it is possible to define: - a bending mode of vibration of the
crosspiece 21, namely vibration in a plane orthogonal to plane P; and - a membrane mode of vibration of the
crosspiece 21, namely vibration in plane P. - Bending modes allow activating the mechanism of interlaminar shear on
layers 29, where the surfaces oflayers 29 tend to slide one on top of the other whilst remaining parallel; this mechanism is particularly effective in energy damping through hysteresis of the visco-elastic material. - It follows that when the bending modes of the
crosspiece 21 are activated, layers 29 are particularly effective in reducing the amplitude of vibrations and noise transmitted to thefuselage 2. - Otherwise, when the membrane modes are activated, the vibrations transmitted from the
casing 14 cause the stretching and the shrinkage oflayers 28 on plane P. - Due to the fact that they are connected to
layers 28 adjacent to them, layers 29 also undergo stretching and the shrinkage on plane P. Since the stretching and the shrinkage oflayers 29 substantially depends on the fact thatlayers 29 are connected tolayers 28, energy dissipation is less effective in the case of membrane mode activation. - In this way, as can be seen in
Figures 10 and11 , thecrosspiece 21 curbs the transmission of vibration and/or noise to thecabin 8 and to thefuselage 2 in an effective manner for a wide range of frequencies and, in particular, those above 1000 Hz. - From examination of the characteristics of the helicopter 1 according to the present invention, the advantages it can provide are evident.
- In particular, the
crosspiece 21 is formed partly oflayers 29 of a visco-elastic material and partly oflayers 28 of a metallic material. - Due to this, the
layers 28 of metallic material and thebolts 19 are effective in transmitting reaction torque from thecasing 14 to thefuselage 2 whilelayers 29 are subjected to substantially negligible static load and are effective in damping the amplitude and energy of the vibrations and/or noise transmitted to thecasing 14. - It follows that layers 29 are not subjected to design constraints for the purpose of guaranteeing a static load support capability, as was the case for the damper assemblies in the solution described in patent application
EP-A-2179922 . - With regard to this, the applicant has experimentally observed that, due to the
crosspiece 21 being partly made of a visco-elastic material, the damping of thecrosspiece 21 itself is much greater than in the solution described in patent applicationEP-A-2179922 (Figure 10 ) for a wide range of vibration frequencies of thecrosspiece 21. - The applicant has also noted that the energy associated with vibrations generated by the
transmission unit 7 and transmitted from thecrosspiece 21 to thefuselage 2 is much lower than the energy transmitted from crosspieces made entirely of Aluminium (Figure 10 ) for a wide range of vibration frequencies of thecrosspiece 21. - More specifically, the
crosspiece 21 enables effectively damping vibrations transmitted to thefuselage 2, also in the acoustic domain (where the frequencies are of the order of a thousand hertz), where the dissipation efficiency of crosspieces made entirely of Aluminium is very limited. - Furthermore, since
layers 29 are not stressed by very small static loads, they are subject to very limited wear and deterioration over time. - In addition, the
crosspiece 21 according to the invention substantially does not set any limit regarding the amount of visco-elastic material that can be used, permitting the amount of energy dissipated by thecrosspiece 21 to be raised with respect to known solutions illustrated in the introductory part of this description. - Since the
crosspiece 21 is a multi-layer material formed bylayers crosspiece 21 to effectively reduce the transmission of vibration and noise to thefuselage 2. - In fact, when the bending modes of vibration of the
crosspiece 21 are activated, thelayers 29 of visco-elastic material "shear" transfer the load between therespective layers 28 adjacent to them and dissipate the vibration amplitude and energy. - Due to the fact that the thickness of
layers 29 is less than the thickness oflayers 28, the ratio between the surfaces of thelayers 29 facing the outside of the crosspiece 21 - namely the surfaces oflayers 29 defining sides 39 - and the overall volume of thelayers 29 is lower with respect to known solutions illustrated in the introductory part of this description. - In consequence, layers 29 are subject to aging and attack by external agents aging that are not negligible, but much less so with respect to the elastomeric plates of the damper assemblies described in patent application
EP-A-2179922 . - If follows that the
crosspiece 21 needs a small number of periodic inspections or periodic protection treatments ofsides 39 with a protective material. - As the thickness of
layers 29 is between 0.1 mm and 1 mm, it is possible to obtain a compromise between the need to contain high deformation of layers 29 - which would require thicknesses as small as possible - and the need to dampen vibrations through "shear" deformation of layers 29 - which would require significant thicknesses forlayers 29. - Since the number of
layers 29 is between two and four, and is preferably three, it is possible, on the one hand, to have a sufficient number oflayers 29 to obtain effective containment of the transmission of the transmission of noise and/or vibration without, at the same time, making thecrosspiece 21 too complex and heavy or creating a risk of elastic instability in thecrosspiece 21. - In particular, the applicant has observed that the median portion of the
crosspiece 21 is the part most effective in reducing the transmission of noise and/or vibration to thefuselage 2, so as to render the use of particularly large number oflayers 29 less convenient. - Finally, it is clear that modifications and variants can be made to the helicopter 1 described and illustrated herein without departing from the scope defined in the claims.
- In particular, layers 28 and layers 29 could be connected to each other in a manner other than by vulcanization.
Claims (13)
- A helicopter (1) comprising:- a rotor (3);- a fuselage (2);- a drive transmission unit (7) operatively connected to said rotor (3);- a support body (14), which supports said transmission unit (7); and- constraining means (21) interposed between said support body (14) and said fuselage (2);
said constraining means (21) in turn comprising a crosspiece (21) connected in a fixed manner with respect to said support body (14) and having a first lying plane (P);
characterized in that said crosspiece (21) is formed in part by a metallic material and in part by a visco-elastic material. - A helicopter according to claim 1, characterized in that said crosspiece (21) is a multi-layer material, which comprises at least a first layer (28) of a metallic material and a second layer (29) of a visco-elastic material;
said first layer (28) and second layer (29) being superimposed on each other. - A helicopter according to claim 2, characterized in that said multi-layer material comprises an alternating plurality of said first layers (28) and said second layers (29).
- A helicopter according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the thickness of said first layer (28) is at least ten times greater than the thickness of said second layer (29).
- A helicopter according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that said multi-layer material comprises a number of said second layers (29) of between two and four, preferably three.
- A helicopter according to any of claims 2 to 5, characterized in that said visco-elastic material of said second layer (29) is an elastomeric material, which comprises a rubber formed from butadiene and styrene, or formed from polychloroprene.
- A helicopter according to any of claims 2 to 6, characterized in that said first layer and second layer (28 and 29) are vulcanized together.
- A helicopter according to any of claims 2 to 7, characterized in that said first layer (28) and second layer (29) are connected to each other, preferably by gluing.
- A helicopter according to any of claims 2 to 8, characterized in that said first layer (28) and second layer (29) are hot polymerized.
- A helicopter according to any of claims 2 to 9, characterized in that said first layer and second layer (28 and 29) extend on respective second planes (Q), which are parallel to each other and parallel to said first plane (P).
- A helicopter according to claim 10, characterized in that said crosspiece (21) is delimited by lateral sides (39) extending transversely to said first plane (P);
said first layer (28) and second layer (29) extending over the entire width of said crosspiece (21) on a plane parallel to said first plane (P), so as to partly define said sides (39). - A helicopter according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that said crosspiece (21) comprises:- an opening (30) having an axis (B) orthogonal to said plane (P); and- a pair of end appendages (23 and 24), which are arranged on respective opposite sides to each other of said axis (B) and are connected, in a fixed and rigid manner, to said fuselage (2).
- A helicopter according to claim 12, characterized in that said appendages (23 and 24) are bolted onto said fuselage (2).
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